Biography
Thomas Gainesboro since childhood wanted to become an artist and for the sake of dreams left the father's house to learn in London. Love for art and hardworking brought him the glory of the great portrait and landscape player of the 18th century.Childhood and youth
Thomas Gainesboro was born on May 14, 1727 in Sudbury, England. Father was weaving and produced wool products, and the mother was distinguished by artistic propensity and loved to draw flowers. It was she who had an influence on the formation of the creative abilities of the Son. Thomas grew up with the eight brothers and sisters and was younger in the family.
As a child, the boy loved to sculpt, created animal figures, and then began to draw. Soon Geinsboro realized that his vocation was in art and decided to get an art education. Being a teenager, he persuaded his father to send him to London to take lessons from craft masters. After arrival, the young man studied at the Jubera-Francois Graveyard, who handed the student to the style of Rococo style. Later, the artist began to engage in creativity at the School of William Hogart.
Since Thomas left the father's house, he refused to take money from his parents. The young man began to look for ways to make money and soon received an offer to decorate boxes for dinner at Vauxhall Gardens. He also engaged in the decoration of a children's shelter together with other artists.
Personal life
Thomas's personal life was not saturated. He married early, in 19 years old, the elected was the extramarital daughter of the duke of Bofor Margaret. Wife gave birth to a portraitist of two daughters, Mary and Margaret.Painting
The first painting signed by the painter dates back to 1745. It is called "Bull Terrier Bamper on the background of a landscape", it shows a dog on it, behind which trees can be seen. Art historians believe that the work feels the influence of the Netherlands artist Jan Weinants. In the following years, Gainesboro was inspired by the work of Jacob Van Ryutsdal.
The painter fascinated drawing landscapes, which he rarely created in nature. Instead, Thomas struck landscape layouts using natural materials. But the paintings were poorly sold, because of what the artist had to leave London and return to Sudbury. There, he began to draw portraits and created the first masterpiece "Portrait of the Fair Andrews", which later called True English work.
Gradually, the financial situation of the master improved, and he decided to move to Ipswich with his family. Gayinsboro joined the music club, whose residents depicted in his picture. Among his clients were mostly traders and squires, but in 1753 the painter had the honor of writing the portrait of Admiral Vernon. After that, the income of the men increased, because representatives of nobility began to contact him. Thomas managed to portray Count Jersey and his son.
Having accumulated enough money, the artist moved to the resort town of Bat. There he did not know from orders and soon run from overwork. Among the portraits written by the hand of the master, - the image of the Countess Mary Hau. During this period, the painter began to study the works of Rubens and Wang Dequee, who influenced his style in the future.
In 1761, Gainesboro began sending pictures at the exhibitions of the Arts Society in London. His talent was highly appreciated by Joshua Reynolds, who sent a man an offer to join the Royal Academy of Arts. Thomas's work was exhibited annually at the events organized by the Academy for 4 years. But because of the conflict with Reynolds, Portretist preferred to interrupt cooperation.
Soon the artist moved to London, where he began writing portraits of royal people. Among the works of this period, you can find the image of the grandmother Queen Victoria - Charlotte Mecklenburg-Strelitsky. The conflict with Reynolds reached a peak when both men decided to draw an actress Sarr Siddonsons. But Thomas still participated in the exhibitions of the Academy, with which he donated finally in 1784 and postponed a picture to his home.
In the later stages of the biography, the style of Gainesboro has changed radically. The manner has become more free and easy, the painter has learned to pass the game of the shadows and light, which made the landscapes realistically. Lyriculture and romanticism appeared in his paintings.
Death
Gainesboro died in London on August 2, 1788, the cause of death was cancer. The artist had no photo, but in memory of him there were paintings and self-portraits.Paintings
- 1748 - "Forest Gayinsboro"
- 1750 - "Portrait of Fair Andrews"
- 1754-1756 - "Landscape with milking"
- 1770 - "Boy in Blue"
- 1775 - "Portrait of Mrs. Mary Graham"
- 1777 - "Water"
- 1783-1784 - "Coastal landscape with a shepherd and herd"
- 1785 - "Portrait of Sara Siddons"
- 1785 - "Morning Walk"
- 1785 - "Rustic girl"